>"The excuse given for high prices is that there is a strong used book market for college textbooks, as most students sell off their textbooks at the end of the semester, so from the point of view of the publisher, they see only one sale in 5-20."
Right, and couldn't they make up for this by issuing e-Textbooks with lower prices that would much higher volume in terms of sales?
Also I believe the book stores themselves are in this farce, as large percentage of the bookstores are not run by the schools but private companies such as Barnes and Noble and Follet[1]. So they are making out in this scheme as well.
Right, and couldn't they make up for this by issuing e-Textbooks with lower prices that would much higher volume in terms of sales?
Also I believe the book stores themselves are in this farce, as large percentage of the bookstores are not run by the schools but private companies such as Barnes and Noble and Follet[1]. So they are making out in this scheme as well.
[1]http://www.businessinsider.com/textbook-publishers-going-aft...